Etymology

phosphoserine

P3H4O1S1P3H4O1S1E1R1I1N1E1

Today it means: An ester of serine and phosphoric acid, found in many proteins as the result of posttranslational modifications. Full definition →

English serine ← Latin sēricus ← Ancient Greek σηρῐκός (sērĭkós)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  4. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  5. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
  8. Proto-Hellenic*pʰérō
  9. Ancient Greekφέρω (phérō)
  10. Ancient Greekφωσφόρος (phōsphóros)
  11. Latinphōsphorus
  12. Englishphosphorus
  13. Englishphospho-
  14. Old Chinese絲 (*sə)der.?
  15. Ancient Greekσήρ (sḗr)
  16. Ancient Greekσηρῐκός (sērĭkós)
  17. Latinsēricus
  18. Englishserine
  19. English todayphosphoserine

From phospho- + serine.

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